gurney
gurney - nemocniční lehátko na kolečkách, vozík (jako lehátko v nemocnici)
BrE
/'gɜ:ni/
AmE
/'gɜ:rni/

noun, American English - a kind of bed with wheels that is used in hospitals to move sick or injured people

negative
negative - negativ
BrE
/'negətɪv/
AmE
/'negət̬ɪv/

noun - a piece of film that is used to make photographs from, the colours are inverted in it

nut
nut - matice (šroubu), matka (šroubu)
BrE
/'nʌt/
AmE
/'nʌt/

noun - a piece of metal with a hole in the middle which can be screwed on a bolt

 
mainland - pevnina
BrE
/'meɪnˌlænd/
AmE
/'meɪnˌlænd/

noun - the main part of the continent or country (usually in contrast with an island or islands nearby)

fin
fin - ploutev
BrE
/'fɪn/
AmE
/'fɪn/

noun - a part of a fish body that is used to swim and move around in the water

Indian
Indian - indián
BrE
/'ɪndɪən/
AmE
/'ɪndiən/

noun - a native american, a member of a race that lived in America long before the Europeans arrived

blackboard
blackboard - tabule
BrE
/'blækbɔ:d/
AmE
/'blækbɔ:rd/

noun - a dark board used in a school, the teacher writes on it with a piece of chalk

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pasteurized - pasterizovaný, pasterovaný
BrE
/'pɑ:stʃəraɪzd/
AmE
/'pæstʃəraɪzd/

adjective - heated in order to kill bacteria (usually in milk)

white-collar
white-collar - úřednický, kancelářský
BrE
/ˌwaɪt'kɒlə/
AmE
/ˌwaɪt'kɑ:lər/

adjective - having jobs in offices, rather than working in factories

 
askew - nakřivo
BrE
/ə'skju:/
AmE
/ə'skju:/

adverb - in a position in which something is not straight

soil
soil - půda (zem), zemina, zem, hlína
BrE
/'sɔɪl/
AmE
/'sɔɪl/

noun - the substance in the ground in which plants grow

canoeing
canoeing - jízda na kánoi, kánoistika
BrE
/kə'nu:ɪŋ/
AmE
/kə'nu:ɪŋ/

noun - the sport in which you ride in a canoe

 
prairie - prérie
BrE
/'preəri/
AmE
/'preri/

noun - an open plain in North America covered in grass